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WB62
Senior Member
Union Station looks so tiny in that proposal, in the Metro Centre proposal Union Station was going to have 40 platforms:There have been a few but the largest was the 1968 Bold Concept and Harbourfront Plan which reinvisioned the central waterfront area (Woodbine Ave all the way to Humber River), though I cannot find drawings of the eastern portion at the moment. IIRC, the eastern portion was ~6 identical block wide office buildings.
It had a large number of options but included one for filling in most of the western lake connecting the Islands to the shoreline. I think Ontario Place fell out of this portion of the plan.
Central bit:
Information archivée dans le Web | Information Archived on the Web
publications.gc.ca
Oh, and here's an early Harbour Square proposal:
just east of the creek
Senior Member
That pyramid looks right out of Expo 67. Imagine that in textured concrete.....or perhaps more like the inverted Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 which was constructed in steel, perhaps a weathered steel?
Interesting looking at the evolution of these large conceptual urban design plans over the years.
Interesting looking at the evolution of these large conceptual urban design plans over the years.
junctionist
Senior Member
The pyramid would have been amazing as a landmark mixed-use building, but the overall urban design of that proposal was ghastly. It had no relationship with the traditional street grid.
ownthesky
Active Member
With all the doom and gloom about potential bottlenecks in the East-end of the line from a lack of grade separation, is there any precedent for speeding-up an LRT with effective signal priority after it’s built in North America? I remember Edmonton having a lot of issues with their implementation, but I was curious if there any successes in a North American context.
KevinT
Active Member
Waterloo Region's ION has surprisingly good signal priority between Allen and Victoria street. Where it breaks down is at near-side stations, where the stupid train has to roll forward a few meters then stop on a beg loop to get a signal (why not tie it to the driver closing the doors?), and also every time the train turns a corner. For whatever reason, the priority waves simply die at each corner instead of carrying on around them.
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kai
Active Member
Dec 17
Out front of Kennedy Station today
some workers enjoying the elevator
Ionview Station
across the street from Birchmount Station, cool photo part of the the new police station
Sloane Station
saw endless training cars moving in both directions, I eventually lost count. They were moving pretty quick too. I asked for a quick ride but they wouldn't let me in
this one practised opening and closing the doors at Aga Khan Station
heading towards Science Centre Station
Science Centre Station
Out front of Kennedy Station today
some workers enjoying the elevator
Ionview Station
across the street from Birchmount Station, cool photo part of the the new police station
Sloane Station
saw endless training cars moving in both directions, I eventually lost count. They were moving pretty quick too. I asked for a quick ride but they wouldn't let me in
this one practised opening and closing the doors at Aga Khan Station
heading towards Science Centre Station
Science Centre Station
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unrealestate
Active Member
Someday....Dec 17
Out front of Kennedy Station today
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some workers enjoying the elevator
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Sloane Station
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saw endless training cars moving in both directions, I eventually lost count. They were moving pretty quick too. I asked for a quick ride but they wouldn't let me in
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junctionist
Senior Member
I'm starting to get Mirabel Airport vibes from seeing all of this state-of-the-art infrastructure perpetually empty.
nfitz
Superstar
Admiral Beez
Superstar
A giant tombstone or sacrificial altar. The two purposes of the pyramid. I suppose we could have buried PET under it.
hawc
Senior Member
Staircase down into E.T. Seton Park North looking good and ready.
Hillside slope nicely replanted too.
Green painted path to guide all the cyclists safely through the parking lot.
Hillside slope nicely replanted too.
Green painted path to guide all the cyclists safely through the parking lot.
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cplchanb
Senior Member
The tracks are very rusty, so it clearly shows that they haven't been beautiful testing or training the last few weeks. Are the operator courses already finished?
nfitz
Superstar
Perhaps there's a reason they've taken a couple of weeks break to training that we aren't privy to.
crs1026
Superstar
Keeping the reindeer out of the tunnel, perhaps.
Seriously, a Christmas-New Years vacation period is a pretty obvious possibility.
- Paul